A nurse is a long-term employee in a medical office and understands the importance of keeping accurate medical records of all dispensed controlled substances. For how long should the office maintain the records?

a. two years
b. one year
c. four years
d. six years


a. two years
FEEDBACK:

a. Medical records should be maintained for 2 years.
b. This is not the required length of time for maintaining records. .
c. This is not the required length of time for maintaining records. .
d. This is not the required length of time for maintaining records. .

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